Live coverage of Wildcard Weekend features Rams v Panthers and Packers v Bears; the article quotes pundits favouring the Rams, citing Matt Stafford, Puka Nacua and the reported return of Davante Adams.
Nigel Farage criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s approach to defence funding and said it had left the UK diminished internationally. He cited a recent warning that the Ministry of Defence faces a reported £28 billion shortfall to 2030.
Three horses were reported to have died after separate incidents during the Lanzarote Hurdle meeting at Kempton Park, including Grade One winner Kalif Du Berlais who fell and sustained a broken shoulder.
Shay Given apologised unreservedly for using the term on live television and said he will donate his fee from the show to the Holocaust Educational Trust; the remark referred to Wilfried Nancy's 33-day spell as Celtic manager on BBC's Final Score.
U.S. officials say they carried out another round of strikes in Syria against Islamic State targets in response to an ambush last month that killed two U.S. soldiers and an American interpreter.
Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's one-year-old son died on January 6 after a short illness, and she has publicly accused Euracare Hospital in Lagos of neglect; the hospital has denied negligence and says it has opened a detailed investigation.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper praised people protesting in Iran and urged authorities not to use violence; Scotland Yard reported two arrests after a protest at the Iranian embassy in London.
US and partner forces carried out large-scale strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria on Saturday, in an operation Centcom named Operation Hawkeye Strike and said was ordered by President Trump in response to a Dec. 13 attack on US forces, Centcom announced on X.
A mother in Peckham remains in critical condition after being shot in her home on Christmas Eve; her one-year-old son was reported unharmed and police have launched an investigation.
The Love Island: All Stars villa in South Africa was evacuated as authorities responded to wildfires, and ITV has not given a date to resume filming.
